Band will hit the road to promote trilogy starting on November 26. By Gil Kaufman Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Photo: Eugene Gologursky/ Getty Images
‘We’re excited to see Green Day ’cause growing up [they] were one of the big bands of our generation,’ Niall Horan tells MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Daniel Montalto One Direction Photo: MTV News
‘We’re excited to see Green Day ’cause growing up [they] were one of the big bands of our generation,’ Niall Horan tells MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Daniel Montalto One Direction Photo: MTV News
Beyonce Knowles turns 31 years old today, but we all know she doesn’t need any birthday presents. The singer has mega riches, a loving husband, a wealth of number-one hits and, oh, right, Blue Ivy Carter , one of the cutest celebrities babies alive. One of Hollywood’s most beloved and respected stars, Beyonce serenaded President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at their inaugural ball in early 2009 and has gone on to become one of the most charitable singers on the planet. Have you seen her rendition of ” I Was Here ” for last month’s World Humanitarian Day?
Hollywood is still coming to grips with the loss of Michael Clarke Duncan , who died yesterday of complications that resulted from a myocardial infarction he suffered in July. An Oscar nominee and former bodyguard for such A-listers as Will Smith and Jamie Foxx, the 54-year old was well known and well loved. Below, we’ve included a number of Tweets/messages from the actor’s famous friends, as they bid farewell to this affable star… Tom Hanks : “I am terribly saddened at the loss of Big Mike. He was the treasure we all discovered on the set of The Green Mile. He was magic. He was a big love of man and his passing leaves us stunned.” Tommy Davidson : “The MOST gentle of Giants.
About six weeks after he suffered a cardiac arrest and needed his fiancee – Omarosa Manigault – to revive him and get him to the hospital, actor Michael Clarke Duncan has passed away. He was 54. Best known for his role in The Green Mile and most recently a series regular on Fox’s The Finder , Duncan reportedly died unexpectedly, though he was hospitalized at the time. TMZ sources say Omarosa’s mother was at Duncan’s side , while the former Apprentice star herself simply left the room for a short while and returned to the horrible news. While details are sketchy at the moment, the actor’s rep says his client never fully recovered from last month’s myocardial infarction. The rep adds in a statement: “[Omarosa] Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date.” Prior to his Oscar nomination for The Green Mile , the 6’5″, 300-pound Duncan served as bodyguard for such stars as Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J and Notorious B.I.G.
R.I.P…. Sad news out of Hollywod today as Micahel Clarke Duncan passed away earlier today. According to TMZ… Michael Clarke Duncan, star of such movies as “The Green Mile” and “The Whole Nine Yards,” passed away this morning. He was 54. According to our sources, his passing came very suddenly. We’re told his fiancee, Omarosa Manigault, was with him in his hospital room in Los Angeles and left for a short period of time. When she returned … he had died. Our sources say Omarosa’s mother was with him when he passed. Duncan’s rep tells TMZ the actor never fully recovered from the myocardial infarction he suffered on July 13. As TMZ first reported, Omarosa found Duncan in cardiac arrest and performed CPR and was able to resuscitate him before calling 911. The rep tells us, “[Omarosa] Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date.” Duncan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of John Coffey in “The Green Mile.” He worked as a bodyguard for celebrities like Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, and Notorious B.I.G. before he got his break. We’re keeping his family and friends in prayer. Images via WENN
The Farce is still strong in Seth Green and Matt Senreich. The boy geniuses behind Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken series joined collaborator Todd Grimes at Star Wars Celebration VI on Friday to unveil footage of their new animated series Star Wars: Detours . IGN reports that the comedic CGI animated series — which depicts the very familiar Star Wars crew in “exaggerated Chibi/super deformed style” (translation for the uninitiated: small bodies, massive heads) — takes place in-between Episodes III and IV of George Lucas’ Star Wars canon and will focus on the what these characters do in their downtime. “Where do Gamorrean Guards grocery shop? Does Darth Vader do online dating? The answer is yes,” Grimes told the gathered Star Wars super fans. ” We answer all these things.” Among the footage fans saw was Obi-Wan using a Jedi Mind Trick on his audience after he bombs at stand-up comedy. (“That joke was hilarious and you all liked it.”) In another scene, Jar Jar Binks asked Dexter Jettster why everyone hates him and Jettster replies by asking the Gungan how honest he wants him to be. According to IGN, the Star Wars: Detours team did not announce a debut date or even if they’d been picked up by a TV network yet, but the site estimated that the show would probably bow in 2013. That sounds promising. Earlier this year , when I spoke to Star Wars creator George Lucas — who was working with Green and his team, on the show — he told me: “We just can’t get anybody to put it on the air” because, he explained, the show doesn’t fit into a neat demographic package. Check out the clips: [ IGN ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
August film options include the latest from Shia LaBeouf, Keanu Reeves and Spike Lee. By Josh Horowitz Robert Pattinson in “Cosmopolis” Photo: Alfama Films
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